Sharpsville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Erie Extension Canal
Photographed By Forest McDermott, June 8, 2008
1. Erie Extension Canal Marker
Erected by Project sponsored by: PA Department of Community Affairs - State P-500 Bond Program.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 16.067′ N, 80° 28.266′ W. Marker is in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. Marker is on E. High Street Extension, on the right when traveling east. In front of the park where canal is located on road leading to Shenango Dam. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsville PA 16150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sharpsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Extension Canal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Albert Bushnell Hart (approx. 2˝ miles away); Second Oakland Avenue Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. 3.8 miles away); Clay Furnace (approx. 4.9 miles away); This Bell
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Photographed By Forest McDermott, June 8, 2008
2. Erie Extension Canal Lock #10
Photo of Lock taken from vantage point next to the marker.
Photographed By Forest McDermott, circa 1980's
3. Erie Extension Canal Lock #10
From an old scanned photo taken approximately in the late 1980's.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
